Transparency and Accountability

Review shady patterns, practices and trends of local officials, developers and investors who want you to willingly submit to the “Fairgrounds Leominster” project without asking any questions.

June 13, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

Leominster’s 24-Hour Power Play: A Deal Signed, a Council Hoodwinked, and a Developer Who Didn’t Seem to Care

June 11, 2025 | Community Voices

Lisa Nugent on “The Hank Zone”: The Truth About the Fairgrounds Proposal

May 14, 2025 | Local Government

The Mayor, the Methane, and the Missing Landfill

May 10, 2025 | Big Picture

A Lie Has No Legs (to run on)

April 26, 2025 | Big Picture

The Trojan Horse at the Fairgrounds: What the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Didn’t Tell You

April 21, 2025 | Community Voices

Minimal Racing, Maximum Cash Pt 2: The Licensing Process

April 18, 2025 | Big Picture

Forget the Fairgrounds for a Moment: What Is Dean Mazzarella Really Protecting?

April 11, 2025 | Big Picture

PART II: FOLLOW THE MONEY — HOW BAYSTATE RACING’S NETWORK COORDINATED INFLUENCE THROUGH POLITICAL DONATIONS

April 8, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

The Whitney Threat, Part II

April 7, 2025 | Big Picture

URGENT: Baystate Racing’s Gambling Deal Could Cost Leominster for 99 Years

April 2, 2025 | Community Voices

A Toxic Landfill and City Liability: Who is responsible?

April 1, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

The Deed Restriction: Letter to the Editor

March 30, 2025 | Community Voices

Minimal Racing, Maximum Cash: Where do the Fairgrounds make their millions?

March 26, 2025 | Opinion

Incompetent or Malicious? Sloppy Reporting from the Sentinel

March 17, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

The Whitney Threat: Real or Imaginary?

An ominous depiction of lawyers overlooking a toxic landfill being dug up

March 17, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

Risking Lawsuits and Public Trust: Leominster’s Landfill Development Problem

March 16, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

The Proof Is in the Pudding: Should Leominster Trust Richard Fields?

March 14, 2025 | Big Picture

Follow The Money: It’s Not About Racing, It’s About Gambling & Public Funds

March 12, 2025 | Transparency and Accountability

Who Is Really Pushing This? A Lack of Transparency from City Officials

March 8, 2025 | Big Picture